the first a sancai glazed double fish-form example, the second a facet example, carved with shaped panels enclosing pheasants, floral sprigs and auspicious objects.
22 height centimeters, 8 3/4 height inches
Property from the Collection of Ms. Donna Kostecki, Crown Point, Indiana
Estate of Mary Farkas, East Chicago, Indiana, thence by descent
Ms. Wu joined the firm in 2014, after working as a specialist in the Asian Works of Art Department of an East Coast auction house. She researches, appraises, and sells Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Indian, and South East Asian works of art, including jades, bronzes, ceramics, paintings, armor, and furniture. Throughout her career, Ms. Wu has achieved record prices for several prominent estates and collections, including the Estate of Frank G. Mertes, Sr., Winona, Minnesota; the Chinese Painting Collection of Ms. Yuan Jiaying and Mr. Li Guoyuan, Chicago; the Estate of Hisazo Nagatani, Chicago, and the Asian Art Collection deaccessioned from the Strong Museum of Play, Rochester, New York.
